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The Ritual

2017 · 95 min

A tense, dread-soaked descent into ancient woods where guilt and grief feed a lurking horror.

Directed by
David Bruckner
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Starring
Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier
Tagline
Your darkest dream awaits you.
Overview
A group of university friends reunite for a hiking trip in Sweden, but are stalked by a menacing presence when they're diverted through the woods.

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Directed by
David Bruckner
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Starring
Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • guilt
  • survival
  • friendship
  • isolation
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror8
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror, mystery
Directed by
David Bruckner
Written by
Joe Barton
Starring
Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier, Sam Troughton, Paul Reid, Matthew Needham, Jacob James Beswick, Maria Erwolter
Music
Ben Lovett
Cinematography
Andrew Shulkind
Runtime
95 min
Country
Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America, Romania
Languages
English, Swedish

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